Why am I the diabetic when there are waaay fatter dudes and chicks who aren’t?

[flatbutt]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

I suspect it is much like cholesterol. My FIL biked 100 to 150 miles per week, was skinny and ate low cholesterol meals. His cholesterol was over 300 when his doctor first tested him. With medication and an strict diet he could get to 200.

I was a regular blood donor for many years, and they always did several health tests on the donors and after every donation they sent a report with the cholesterol levels. I was usually in the 80s and I eat lots of foods my FIL could not have.

Pure genetics.

True. My cholesterol is usually around 160/180. I'm not overweight, never smoked and never much more than a "social" drinker. Yet I had a cardiac event last December while shoveling snow. Turns out that I have one artery half blocked. You can't outrun genetics.

So don't defer happiness, plan for tomorrow but live today.

[Evans, Marv]

I agree that genetics (in my opinion) is at the root of these conditions. I've had high cholesteral (282) since first tested in my early thirties. I've been on medication(s) since my forties when it tested at 319. I've had reactions to two of the four statins I've taken. One (Mevacor) didn't have any effect on my level. I had adverse reactions to two, and seeing what will happen on the current one. Between stopping my last statin and starting my current one, my level shot up to 358. Like I said, I'm trying the intermittent fasting and waiting to see how my A1c is reacting to it. I know it won't have any effect on my cholesterol.

[Targa Me]

I'm diabetic. Went from an A1c of 11.3 to 5.8 at last blood drawn. Meds help but even with meds you need to watch what you eat and exercise. Diabetes may shorten your life but if you think about it, none of us is guaranteed tomorrow.
Example, I have had 3 friends in my life that died at an early age. One died at age 55, the other two died at age 42. All 3 were non drinkers, non smokers and athletic. All ate nonfat diets.
One died from cancer in his brain, one died from skin cancer (he was outdoors all the time, worked construction) and the other died from dehydration from the flu.
Enjoy your life to the fullest. Laugh. Love. Walk away from people that want to argue with you.

[Tidybuoy]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

I suspect it is much like cholesterol. My FIL biked 100 to 150 miles per week, was skinny and ate low cholesterol meals. His cholesterol was over 300 when his doctor first tested him. With medication and an strict diet he could get to 200.

I hate acronyms. FIL? Former Inmate Lover?

[GH85Carrera]

Originally Posted by Targa Me

I'm diabetic. Went from an A1c of 11.3 to 5.8 at last blood drawn. Meds help but even with meds you need to watch what you eat and exercise. Diabetes may shorten your life but if you think about it, none of us is guaranteed tomorrow.
Example, I have had 3 friends in my life that died at an early age. One died at age 55, the other two died at age 42. All 3 were non drinkers, non smokers and athletic. All ate nonfat diets.
One died from cancer in his brain, one died from skin cancer (he was outdoors all the time, worked construction) and the other died from dehydration from the flu.
Enjoy your life to the fullest. Laugh. Love. Walk away from people that want to argue with you.

As we get older we see more and more friends that are younger than we are die. One of my good friends died of kidney cancer at age 30. One of my buddies is in the rehab hospital now with a broken arm suffered when he had a stroke and fell. In the hospital they were nice enough to give him a case of Covid as a bonus. He has been in the hospital for three months, and no visitors allowed.

In high school as a junior I rode the bus to school with a kid that lived a few blocks from my house. He turned 15 and that was old enough to get a motorcycle license. He was in front of our bus when and he pulled out in front of a 18 wheeler and was flattened and killed. It was his mistake, and it was a deadly mistake. His was the first funeral I ever went to.